National Archives Building

The National Archives Building is the original headquarters of the national archives of the United States. Located north of the National Mall on 700 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, it was built from 1933 to 1935 in the Classical Revival style. It hosts the Articles of Confederation, the Louisiana Purchase treaty, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other important documents and artifacts; an original version of the 1297 Magna Carta is also on display.